Admin Who is Abdul Kalam?
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was born on 15 October 1931 to a Tamil Muslim family in the pilgrimage centre of Rameswaram on Pamban Island, then in the Madras Presidency and now in the State of Tamil Nadu.
What was the cause of death of Dr Abdul Kalam?
While delivering a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management Shillong, Kalam collapsed and died from an apparent cardiac arrest on 27 July 2015, aged 83.
What was the role of APJ Abdul Kalam in the nuclear test?
He also played a pivotal organisational, technical, and political role in India’s Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998, the first since the original nuclear test by India in 1974. Kalam was elected as the 11th president of India in 2002 with the support of both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the then-opposition Indian National Congress.
What are some famous places named after Abdul Kalam?
Wheeler Island, a national missile test site in Odisha, was renamed Abdul Kalam Island in September 2015. A prominent road in New Delhi was renamed from Aurangzeb Road to Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Road in August 2015. In February 2018, scientists from the Botanical Survey of India named a newly found plant species as Drypetes kalamii, in his honour.
What happened to APJ Abdul Kalam?
^ a b « End of an era: ‘Missile man’ APJ Abdul Kalam passes away after cardiac arrest ». Firstpost. 28 July 2015. Archived from the original on 28 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015. ^ Anindita Sanyal (27 July 2015).
Was APJ Abdul Kalam the best exemplar of Indian culture?
BJP leader L. K. Advani concurred that Kalam was « the best exemplar of the Idea of India, one who embodied the best of all the cultural and spiritual traditions that signify India’s unity in immense diversity.
Who nominated APJ Abdul Kalam for president of India in 2002?
On 10 June 2002, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) which was in power at the time, expressed that they would nominate Kalam for the post of President, and both the Samajwadi Party and the Nationalist Congress Party backed his candidacy.